Dry Pond Mountain
Dry Pond Mountain rises to 853 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Periwinkle Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49025985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 853 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 17 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 17 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Periwinkle Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Ore Knob: 3.0 mi
- Fosters Falls Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Round Knob: 4.1 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 4.4 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 6.4 mi
- Marshall Park: 6.8 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 9.2 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 10.0 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 8.3 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 18.4 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 24.2 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 10.0 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 13.3 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 13.4 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 16.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 22.2 mi
- One Clear View: 24.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 16.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 17.1 mi
- High Point: 24.2 mi
- Waterfront: 7.5 mi
- Water Front: 12.3 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 22.2 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 19.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- DAK Lights: 14.6 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Dry Pond Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,210 m | 16.7 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | NE 54° | 1,048 m | 5.1 mi |
| Indian Ridge | E 101° | 1,037 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bear Knob | ENE 71° | 1,032 m | 5.5 mi |
| Beamer Knob | S 177° | 1,032 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bullard Knob | ENE 66° | 1,027 m | 6.7 mi |
| Macks Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,027 m | 6.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,027 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583335
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 28 mi
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